Teens Found Guilty Of Starting Snaking Fire
Bailey Fire Forced Evacuations, Cost $2.4 Million
POSTED: 6:17 p.m. MST February 18, 2003
UPDATED: 10:26 p.m. MST February 18, 2003
Tyler Hancock and Eric Alderfer, both 15, were found guilty Tuesday on all five felony counts for starting the Snaking Fire last April outside Bailey.
Sentencing was set for March 31.
The youths, who were tried as adults, will appeal the convictions.
Prosecutors said the teens were smoking cigarettes with a buddy on the mountainside behind Platte Canyon High School. Erratic winds pushed the fire away from the school, but more than 1,000 homes in the mountain town of Bailey and nearby subdivisions were evacuated.
No homes were destroyed, but the cost of firefighting alone was estimated at $2.4 million.
Previous Stories:
- May 8, 2002: Teens Charged In Snaking Fire
- May 3, 2002: No Decision On Charges In Bailey Fire
- April 29, 2002: Snaking Fire Fully Contained
- April 28, 2002: Bailey Fire: Full Containment Expected Sunday Night
- April 27, 2002: Fire Evacuees Allowed To Return
- April 26, 2002: Firefighters Get 50 Percent Containment
- April 25, 2002: Snaking Fire Information, Phone Numbers
- April 25, 2002: Firefighters Get Handle On Bailey Fire
- April 24, 2002: Out Of Control: Bailey Forced To Evacuate
- April 23, 2002: Bailey Wildfire Sends Hundreds Fleeing
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